From: Before It's News
by Monica Davis
Evacuation tunnels, underground cities and tunnelling machines. With global warming and weather extremes, communities may need to have a safe shelter from violent weather.
But, tunnels do have a downside: flooding. Dustin Akers reports:
I’m at the Colcord Hotel. They have a great underground tunnel that held up well. I’m hearing from my downtown contacts the Underground pedestrian tunnels are flooding. I’m looking out the windows and there are cars stuck on flooded streets including Sheridan Avenue.The above video taken by Dustin Akers shows that we definitely saw some damage at Leadership Square. I will keep you appraised.My suggestion: stay downtown. source
Positive news about OKC tunnels:
Passengers at Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City were evacuated to an underground tunnel as a tornado threatened the area Friday evening, according to the airport’s Twitter feed.
(MORE: Latest on Severe Weather Threat)
Tweets from the airport said no flights were arriving or departing, and the airport cautioned people not to come to the airport to pick up passengers. There were reports of power outages at the airport.
The National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency Friday evening for the Oklahoma City’s downtown, the airport and several suburbs as a tornado rolled through central Oklahoma. A tornado touched down near El Reno and the storm moved to the east, toward Oklahoma City.
Some local media had been urging residents to get in their cars and “get south” in advance of the tornado that was approaching, unfortunately, this advice could have contributed to massive traffic jams on I-35, I-40, I-44 and other local roads. MORE HERE
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